Music Minor

A student must complete the following program in addition to the Essential Studies requirements and a major in another discipline. Incoming students should plan to take the theory and piano placement exams during the first week of classes.

MUS 101STUDENT RECITAL0
MUS 112MUSIC THEORY FOUNDATIONS3
MUS 115PRIVATE MUSIC INSTRUCTION2
MUS 116PIANO CLASS FOUNDATIONS I 11
MUS 117PIANO CLASS FOUNDTIONS II 11
MUS 131
131L
THEORY I
and THEORY I LABORATORY
4
MUS 199ADMISSION TO CANDIDACY0
MUS 215PRIVATE MUSIC INSTRUCTION1
MUS 227SURVEY OF MUSIC HISTORY3
Elective Ensembles2
Electives 24
Total Credits21
1

Students who test out of MUS 116 PIANO CLASS FOUNDATIONS I or MUS 117 PIANO CLASS FOUNDTIONS II may substitute MUS 118 PIANO CLASS FOUNDATIONS III, MUS 220 FUNCTIONAL PIANO, MUS 362 KEYBOARD SKILLS FOR THE CLASSROOM TEACHER.

2

Choose from MUS 141 MUSIC PATHWAYS: CREATING YOUR CAREER, MUS 155 MUSIC TECHNOLOGY, MUS 156 MUSIC TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION, or any 300-400 level MUS course.

Elective Ensembles

(Courses may be taken for repeated credit)

MUS 102/302WIND SYMPHONY1
MUS 103/303CONCERT CHOIR1
MUS 104/304VOCAL JAZZ ENSEMBLE1
MUS 105/305JAZZ BAND1
MUS 106/306JAZZ AND POP COMBO1
MUS 107/307WOODWIND ENSEMBLE1
MUS 108/308BRASS ENSEMBLE1
MUS 109/309PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE1
MUS 111/311GUITAR ENSEMBLE1
MUS 126/326EAGLE BAND1

Note: Entrance to many of the above ensembles is by audition.